Ekoostik hookah

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ekoostik hookah is a band from central Ohio. On its web site, the band describes its music as "improvisational treatment of psychedelic rock ’n’ roll, blues, funk, jazz and bluegrass layered with rich harmonies".

Formed in 1991, ekoostik hookah has performed over 1,200 live shows, including performances at the House of Blues in Chicago and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition, the band has had eight releases: Under Full Sail (1991), Dubbahbuddah (1994), Double Live (1996), Where the Fields Grow Green (1998), Hookahville Spring ’98 (1998), Sharp in the Flats (1999), Seahorse (2001) and Ohio Grown (2002). The band plans on releasing a new album in late December 2006 entitled Under Full Sail:It All Comes Together. The album will be a remake of the bands first album with a second disc of new material.

Twice a year, during Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, the band hosts a bash called Hookahville. The festival features two nights of music and camping and "has been called by fans the best music festival in the Midwest". The event began in 1994 as a camp-out in the backyard of Dave Katz and the band's manager Jeff Spencer. Since then, it has been held in several different venues. Among the acts who have taken the stage at Hookahville are Ratdog, David Crosby, Arlo Guthrie, David Grisman, Dickey Betts, George Clinton and the P-Funk Allstars, Jazz Mandolin Project, Merl Saunders and the Rainforest Band, Zero, David Nelson Band Willie Nelson and Leftover Salmon.